Restating My Objectives On Day 12

1. Maintain supplement compliance, especially HCG drops twice/day. HCG is the most important aspect of this diet.

2. Restrict fat. Without fat restriction, HCG drops do not cause weight loss.

All else is of lesser importance.

3. Restrict carbohydrates.

4. Restrict calories.

In addition to the weight loss via GHC and fat-restriction, I also hope to restrict carbohydrates to the point of inducing ketosis and shed some poundage using that method as well.

Restricting carbohydrates are much more important than restricting overall calories.The key is lean protein. Protein digests slowly and the energy provided lasts longer than say, a spoonful of sugar.

Weight loss supplements in addition to HCG.

1. Garcinia cambogia. The primary benefit is that it supposable prevents carbohydrates from converting to fat in one's body. I might be throwing my money away because I am already restricting carbohydrates. I am told that gc also decreases appetite.

2. Berberine. This supplement regulates blood sugar and can promote weight loss by itself, although the results are not that dramatic. I saw a study cited where the experimental subjects lost 5 lb. in 12 weeks. Joy. I put on 15 pounds taking it sporadically.

Appetite suppressants:

1. Hoodia.

2. Caralluma fimbriata.

3. Cocoa

4. Cinnamon.

Nutrients that are mildly appetite suppressing but which I take for other reasons and consume all the time even when I am not on a formal diet.

1. L-phenylalanine.

2. Arginine.

Additional nutrients that I consume daily:

1. Magnesium (to control muscle cramps.)

2. Potassium. Originally taken to control muscle cramps. Not always effective so I added magnesium to my regimen. I might discontiue its usage at the conclusion of the 30 Day Diet.

3. Multivitamin mixtures. I try to consume after every meal and before bedtime.

4. Calcium ascorbate.

5. Aspirin 325 mg.

Compliance strategy.

1. As much as possible, I try to maintain a consistent schedule. Work often intrudes on those efforts. Generally, I eat at 1 PM, 7 PM and 1 PM. On weekends, I might only eat twice/day.

2. I bought a day planner to arrange my many pills. This has been promoted a consistency that was lacking when I fished through four or five jars five times a day.

3. I make consistent use of my food scale.

4. I have become disciplined at writing down every morsel in a notepad either before or after eating.I learned that a food journal is much like a dream journal in that my memory fades quickly on details if not recorded immediately.

That is an overall summary of my 30 Day Diet.So far, so good.